Poll: Could You Pull the Trigger?

[Dresden]

Q: Do You think you could take a life to defend your own.
yes, no doubt
Q: The BadGuy is threatening not just your life, but your family's. Does this alter your reaction? Do you mean my family will be hurt if i defend myself or we are all in danger? In the first situation I would probably sacrafice myself if it meant my family would go unharmed. For the 2nd, it just means that that what minimal hesitation I might have had.
Q: Would the difference between the up-close kill, and the point and click of a ranged weapon have a difference on you? up-close would likely be harder, but if it comes down to me vs him, I consider myself a much more valuable contribution to society
Q: Would having a stranger's life on the line with yours make you change your reaction?
I don't like seeing innocent people getting hurt whatsoever, so I would definitely protect them

 

[Mr. Mike]

Q: Do you think you could take a life to defend your own?
I couldn't be sure, I wouldn't deliberately kill the person, but I'd fight as defensively as I could.
Q: The bad guy is threatening not just your life, but your family's. Does this alter your reaction?
Wouldn't be a moment's hesitation in this case.
Q: Would the difference between the up-close kill, and the point and click of a ranged weapon have a difference on you?
To be honest, I don't know if I could kill someone hand-to-hand, not based on whether I'm physically capable, but whether I could just, I don't know, do it. A gun, I could do.
Q: Would having a stranger's life on the line with yours make you change your reaction?
If it's a matter of the assailant or the stranger and myself, the answer is pretty obvious.

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

Q: Do You think you could take a life to defend your own.-No. i could never do that.
Q: The BadGuy is threatening not just your life, but your family's. Does this alter your reaction?-Yes. I would pull the trigger.
Q: Would the difference between the up-close kill, and the point and click of a ranged weapon have a difference on you?-I can't do up close. i'm not that strong.
Q: Would having a stranger's life on the line with yours make you change your reaction?-I don't care if it's a strange or my best friend.

 

[GestaltEsper]

In the heat of the moment, I'm not completely sure.

 

[erbkaiser]

Q: Do You think you could take a life to defend your own.
Yes. My life is worth more than a stranger's to me.
Q: The BadGuy is threatening not just your life, but your family's. Does this alter your reaction?
I would react faster.
Q: Would the difference between the up-close kill, and the point and click of a ranged weapon have a difference on you?
Only in reaction speed, I'd hesitate less in the ranged case.
Q: Would having a stranger's life on the line with yours make you change your reaction?
WITH mine, no. I am already set to defend myself. But I would likely not take a life to save someone else's if they were a complete stranger.

 

[Claymorez]

*snip*

I want to say no. Infact as a Future Doctor I must say no. People say there are those who are and aren't capable of these dark deeds. The truth is we all are capable of being monsters. One of the best bits of advice I have ever heard is that "A man who does not fear himself above all others. A man who does not accept he is a monster awaiting provocation. A man who does not contemplate they could also do such deeds. Such a man is not pure or good, for he has already crossed that line".

 

[Veldt Falsetto]

My life? No, not worth it, rather be dead than, in prison half my life then poor, friendless and hated, wishing I was dead.

A loved ones life? I wouldn't have to think, my friend or a stranger dies. it'll be the stranger.

 

[FightThePower]

I don't really think I could kill someone in self-defense. I'd probably shoot him in the kneecap or otherwise incapacitate him, not kill him.

 

[The Warden]

Well, I could try. I'd
probably fail due to no fighting skills or muscles.

 

[Latinidiot]

I'd defend myself, and my loved ones with everything I can. even if it means taking a life that isn't my own.

 

[Xojins]

I'm pretty sure I could kill someone trying to kill me and not feel too bad about it. It's either me or them, and survival instincts tell me it's best if it's not me.

To everyone that said no to this question I have to ask, how? If someone was trying to kill you you'd either A)defend yourself or B)run away. If you chose A, you wouldn't be thinking, "I can't kill you I'd feel too bad," you'd be thinking about how to incapacitate your attacker. You may even kill them before you've even realized what happened.

 

[Treblaine]

It's easy to pull a trigger.

It's dealing with it afterwards, that's the tricky part.

 

[BabySinclair]

1) If it's just me, I'm less likely to kill them, more likely to to disable them beyond the point of a full recovery ever being possible.

2) Add family and it's death, add a male friend and it's the above, add a female friend and it's death again; I take less chances with female friends. Additionally, the more friends involved the faster I move to kill

3) Depends on their threat range. The further they are, the more likely I won't kill. Someone gets point blank and I make no promises. At a distance they still have time to turn away.

4) If I don't know them, see #2

Of course this is self-defense so if they start backing off I'll probably let them live though I might still try to injure them to make it easier for the cops to find them

 

[Treblaine]

My life? No, not worth it, rather be dead than, in prison half my life then poor, friendless and hated, wishing I was dead.

A loved ones life? I wouldn't have to think, my friend or a stranger dies. it'll be the stranger.

You know this IS a self-defence scenario. So in all likelihood you WON'T get any prison sentence.

But killing is killing, justified or not that is a hard thing to do and an even harder thing to live with. Soldiers who come back from War are most screwed up not by what they saw or was done to them, but what they did to others. And they were doing their duty, serving their country, just following orders and helping their brothers.

And to spite knowing that I'd still pull the trigger because to be honest I have no idea what they have to go through, you can tell that it is beyond description to them. I can't tell if you'd be better off not fighting back and so risk death, or worse.

But I know what happens to victims of violent attack, rape, beatings, kidnapping, mutilations and sadistic hate crimes... I REALLY don't want to end up like one of them.

 

[Veldt Falsetto]

My life? No, not worth it, rather be dead than, in prison half my life then poor, friendless and hated, wishing I was dead.

A loved ones life? I wouldn't have to think, my friend or a stranger dies. it'll be the stranger.

You know this IS a self-defence scenario. So in all likelihood you WON'T get any prison sentence.

But killing is killing, justified or not that is a hard thing to do and an even harder thing to live with. Soldiers who come back from War are most screwed up not by what they saw or was done to them, but what they did to others. And they were doing their duty, serving their country, just following orders and helping their brothers.

And to spite knowing that I'd still pull the trigger because to be honest I have no idea what they have to go through, you can tell that it is beyond description to them. I can't tell if you'd be better off not fighting back and so risk death, or worse.

But I know what happens to victims of violent attack, rape, beatings, kidnapping, mutilations and sadistic hate crimes... I REALLY don't want to end up like one of them.

Actually here in Britain you'd still get Manslaughter if you kill in self defence , it's less than murder but it's still a harsh sentence for self defence or accidental murder.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Actually here in Britain you'd still get Manslaughter if you kill in self defence , it's less than murder but it's still a harsh sentence for self defence or accidental murder.

Really? You go to jail for protecting yourself?

Either your understanding of this law is flawed, you are exaggerating, or I'm never going to Britain again.

 

[Veldt Falsetto]

Actually here in Britain you'd still get Manslaughter if you kill in self defence , it's less than murder but it's still a harsh sentence for self defence or accidental murder.

Really? You go to jail for protecting yourself?

Either your understanding of this law is flawed, you are exaggerating, or I'm never going to Britain again.

I remember a few news stories about women getting sentenced for stabbing someone burglarising her while the criminal gets off free.

 

[Thanatos5150]

Q: Do You think you could take a life to defend your own.
A: Without hesitation. I don't think I'd even lose a wink of sleep over it.
Q: The BadGuy is threatening not just your life, but your family's. Does this alter your reaction?
A: Negetive
Q: Would the difference between the up-close kill, and the point and click of a ranged weapon have a difference on you?
Mechanically, not emotionally or psychologically.
Q: Would having a stranger's life on the line with yours make you change your reaction?

Nope.

 

[goingfishing11]

Q: Do You think you could take a life to defend your own.

A: With out a doubt. Anyone trying to kill me doesn't have as much to live for as I do.

Q: The BadGuy is threatening not just your life, but your family's. Does this alter your reaction?

A: Not at all; in fact, it bolsters my resolve to kill that person.

Q: Would the difference between the up-close kill, and the point and click of a ranged weapon have a difference on you?

A: Not really. Taking a life is messy business, and although I'm sure that it's more gross in-person, your reactions shouldn't be to what's gross, your reactions should be to eliminating any threat.

Q: Would having a stranger's life on the line with yours make you change your reaction?

A: If that stranger is unarmed and obviously in trouble, I would help them if possible, but I part of being a responsible carrier is knowing when to get involved and when not to get involved. It's situational, and I cannot say for certain unless or until the situation arises and I have a moment to analyze the circumstances and ramifications.